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That Old House

Nicely balanced story

I thoroughly enjoyed this.There was enough sex to keep it interesting and the ghost story was supurb.

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Anonymous10/23/13

Patience definitely required...

but the end result is worth it. Very well-written. You do have a thing for renovations though, don't you. ;)

Loved the subtle differences between the ladies in his life and how the little pieces came together. It was kind of sad how Karen was separated from the ghosts, but it also rings true - not everyone is open to the things we can't explain.

Impressed a cowboy, that did

Harder to do than you think. I've read all your stuff (yeah, the Tx part of it got my attention first; gotta support the republic, yes?) and your longer works are just more well done and thought out. This one sucked me in, as I'm sure was the intent. I really adored the ending--managing to insert War of Northern Imperialism stuff into it and the family continuity is a masterful touch on the haunted house theme.
I'd love to see something centered around Enchanted Rock one of these days. Call it regional pride or even the peculiarly local mass psychosis that is Texas, but the only other writer who could even approach it is StangStar and he's crippled by that tragic Yankee handicap. Besides, there's a distinct flavor to the speech patterns of the Staked Plains and the Hill Country that foreigners just can't duplicate.
Anywho. Fabulous work as always, but this one is even better. Just saying.

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Anonymous10/23/13

Holy crap.

This ain't exactly a flash story! I hadn't noticed that you'd written a novel until I clicked forward and them pages just kept coming. It's well worth it though.

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Anonymous10/23/13

Excellent

Very well done. It kept me hooked all the way through.

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Anonymous10/23/13

Wow!

You really need to publish this story.

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Anonymous10/23/13

True Son

I really thought at some point when the story line said Don had left some bastards out there, and Jack had grown up without knowing his parents, that Jack was going to end up being a true son of Don and Bevs blood nephew!

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Anonymous10/23/13

Ditto Jack's Family Tree

Enchanting story but too many questions, red herrings, plot lines unfinished. It feels like you hurried it at the end.

I was certain Jack was Don's illegitimate son/grandson? That would explain so much, such as his obsession with the house, and his affinity with Mary and Bev at the end. And why all the emphasis on the broach and ring that went nowhere? I want to know what Bev was thinking at the end, and did she kill herself? Did she have a heart attack? and how did she know that she'd be able to help? Just so many open questions. After so many pages, I think one more page could have tied a lot of it up nicely.

As someone else said, I felt sorry for Karen, that she was left out in the cold, unable to communicate or even recognize the other ghosts. How is it the 'bad' ones had so much control over her, when the others had none.

It was still a rollicking story, with an unusual ghostly relationship that really worked for me. Great stuff as usual. Just wish you tied up the loose ends. Maybe there's another story here.

great story

This was evocative. It's very well done, though the ending felt a bit rushed. Not so much the solution but the rush there. I loved it. Pretty far from some of your ventures but one of your best. There's love here, not just sex, and that is what helps make it so strong.

Excellent Story

Loved it, could do with some plot lines being finished but still well worth 5*.

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Anonymous10/23/13

An excellent read! I thoroughly enjoyed it!

I peruse a lot of the stories here on Literotica, and I find this a very descriptive, entertaining story. TexasTallTales has done an outstanding job of placing my vivid imagination within this tale, and the proof to that is when the characters almost come to life. Well done!

Wow

Fantastic story!

Wow. Just wow.

This the possibly the best story of any genre I've read in a very long time. Thank you.

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Anonymous10/23/13

so impressive

I have, until now, not found a story on here worth commenting on. Just fantastic. My one wish is that the evil upstairs had been explained, but even that seemed to fit the story! Keep up the fantastic work and you will be in print in no time.

the others

from details in the story it appears you have read some of the Warrens work on demonology, the beings on the third floor match some of their experiences very closely to cases involving very powerful demons.

overall a very good read, I was expecting the main character to be related to Bev because of his affinity for Mary and that family connection

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Anonymous10/24/13

Great read

I loved this story. Having been through a couple of home renovations myself, I enjoyed that part of the story line. Great sex without making it repetitive. I gave you a 5/5.

WARNING: This story kicks readers' P.O.D (plan of the day) in the ass !

Well there's just too many positives to list. So I'm going to do an HIV & go completely negative . HUGE FLAW no. 1 ; they're not ( yet ) making a movie adaption of this story so I could see the adaption of this storythis upcoming weekend.

My humble suggestion is to reunite Ryan Gosling & Christina Hendricks to play buxom Karen from 'The Driver' to play the leading ( & living ) male/ female roles. HUGE FLAW no.2 : there's no sassy, supporting female character role for Whoopi Goldberg to play. Demi Moore could play Mary if there's LOTS of Vaseline on camera lens & zipper to R.G. 's trousers..

In all seriousness TxTallTales appears to have another hot rating in yet another category. Gay Male appears to only story phylum sacrosanct from his talents. Whew ( not that there's anything wrong with that) !

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Anonymous10/24/13

Swear to God

If I have to read any more like this one I'll never get any sleep. This isn't scary except for how well the story is put together. No, my problem is that it is usually between 10 and 11 at night before I can get started on a story.

I have to agree with another commentator, this will probably turn into a movie.

I do have one question for the writer, (nothing bad or even story related for that matter); how long does it take you personally to write something like this once you've got the basic idea in mind?

Great Story

Thank you.....yet again

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Anonymous10/24/13

WOW

The best story I have ever read on here! You did an amazing job giving characters just enough detail to interest and make us care. Enough so our imaginations filled in the rest. The sex fit the rest of the story without givivg the reader every drooling detail. Excellent job and can't wait to read more stories from you.

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Anonymous10/24/13

yeah best story ever

sorry for my bad english i am from germany and english is a bit difficult for me ....
but this story is the very best i ever read ... and i have read many.....
go on budy take your pencil an write .....
W R I T E !!!
you are a brilliant rider and storyteller

AMAZING!!!!!!

I can only say one word about this story. OMG had me hooked from the first sentence. Well done. And I agree with the author, kind of hard to find the right category for this one, but whatever category it's in, it's still an amazing piece of work.

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Anonymous10/24/13

Wow

Fifteen pages and I want more! MORE! How sick is that? I just discovered you, I think I'm going to go now and see what else I've missed. This was a gem.

Wow.

Excellent

What a great story.
You really know how to spin a tale - this was well worth the read.
I am in no way a critic and in truth I don't know my hat from my arsehole when it comes to how to write a story - but this is really good - as are so many of your other stories.
Well done and a sincere thank you.

superb story

Awesome

I only read it because of the author, but what a great story. I love how much effort you're putting into developing characters and giving them life, rather than just focussing on sex. I also love having more time to spend with the characters; I hope you will write more!

Excellent Story - should win the contest

Well paced romantic story. One of the best on the site. Erotic and interesting. Is truly a great Tall Tale!

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Anonymous10/25/13

What a classic.

Tx Tall Tales has set a new standard that he and other writers are going find hard to match. I have a feeling a new genre has been started and wait with anticipation for future mini novels of the same quality. It was a treat to read. Congratulations.

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Anonymous10/26/13

Lovin' it

The story is awesome. I like it a lot. The big fight at the end was kinda quick. The slow burn with Mary was rager inspiring. I thought the way he claimed Bev as Mother was cool.

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Anonymous10/26/13

Minority opinion

Well, it's certainly an extremely impressive effort (5 stars from me), but I do feel disappointed at how the story progressed from the 4th page or so, especially at how it ended. Would have preferred a happy, sappy ending with Jack with Mary, instead of Karen being dragged in.

And being the hopeless romantic that I am, I would very much like if you would write a sweet, simple, love story between two people. Much like "M&M Kisses"

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Anonymous10/26/13

An Epic Story of Love...

Rarely do I find myself on the cusp of literary eloquence but this is as good as it gets for me, of course I am just a simple guy who has only attended the school of hard knocks but this has all the excitement of a fairy tale to me... I relate to all the characters as I am also adopted in a foreign country so there is no way I could have ever found my birth parents and I was raised with not many happy moments and always alone so kudos for this one, it has intelligence, poise, wit, charm, terror, depression and in the end a happy balance and in some way this has given me some closure so thank you... Your future efforts will also get my most favored status in reading...
Your Friend Sam...

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Anonymous10/26/13

Thank you!

Thank you for this amazing story!

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Anonymous10/26/13

Great Job

I think u should be writing mainstream novels+- I would definitely buy them!!!